Sentences with phrase «other education grants»

Additionally, the General Assembly should fulfill its commitment to funding other education grants at the levels agreed to in the bipartisan budget, including grants for Priority School Districts, magnet schools, state and local charter schools, the Connecticut Technical High School System, and the Open Choice program.

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Instead, she has redoubled her commitment to Emerson Collective, the organization she formed about a decade ago to make grants and investments in education initiatives and, more recently, other areas.

IPT operates programs under its own auspices and uses grants to underwrite important investor education and protection initiatives carried out by other organizations.

The extent of the decline is surprising given the nature of the components in this category — transfers to First Nations for education, health, social assistance, agricultural subsidies, student assistance, transfers to granting councils, among others.

Grants, scholarships, work - study and other forms of gift aid just do not cover the full cost of a college education.

Yet the draft describes wide - ranging protections, saying, «Persons and organizations do not forfeit their religious freedom when providing social services, education, or healthcare; earning a living, seeking a job, or employing others; receiving government grants or contracts; or otherwise participating in the marketplace, the public square, or interfacing with federal, state, or local governments.»

Pagels grants that many Christians were themselves slave owners, yet says others went among the Roman Empire's wretched outcasts with the message of radical equality — that class, education and gender «made no difference.»

The Carnegie Corporation, it should be said, is not the author, owner, publisher or proprietor of these or of the other publications issued by the staff of The Study of Theological Education in the United States and Canada, and is not to be understood as approving by virtue of its grant any of the statements made or views expressed therein.

But this is a far cry indeed from the public controversies that our current epidemic of so - called realist atheism has given rise to, such as whether it is permissible to pray or celebrate Christmas in schools and other public institutions, or to grant government support of one kind or another to private religious education.

Today, federal, state and local governments, land - grant universities and other organizations nationwide are pursuing organic agriculture research and education programs.

San Francisco - The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) will receive a grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to survey winegrowers regarding motivations for adopting sustainable winegrowing practices and a grant from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to provide integrated pest management education for winegrowers and other grape growers.

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) will receive a grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to survey winegrowers regarding motivations for adopting sustainable winegrowing practices and a grant from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to provide integrated pest management education for winegrowers and other grape growers.

For instance, the judge granted summary judgment against the NCAA on its argument that scholarship rules «improve [e] the quality of the collegiate experience for student - athletes, other students, and alumni by maintaining the unique heritage and traditions of college athletics and preserving amateurism as a foundational principle, thereby distinguishing amateur college athletics from professional sports, allowing the former to exist as a distinct form of athletic rivalry and as an essential component of a comprehensive college education.»

Guidance Materials: The State Board of Education and the Illinois Nutrition Education and Training Program provides districts with wellness policy resources, including a Local Wellness Policy Toolkit (2005) that includes an action plan checklist, a needs assessment and annual evaluation tool, a model policy developed under a USDA Team Nutrition grant, and other resources for developing local wellness policies.

Just one day before the scheduled markup of the House Education and the Workforce Committee «s «Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016» (an Orwellian name if there ever was one, given how the bill would gut child nutrition), Congressman Todd Rokita (IN - R), chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, introduced a substitute amendment which, among other things, proposes a three - state block grant pilot for school breakfasts and lunches.

Part of the objectives of the Foundation was to sponsor students by way of scholarships, grants and organizing capacity building seminars, workshops and other related activities and opportunities to students and young people, as well as collaborating with other stakeholders such as government agencies, NGOs, foreign bodies to raise awareness on the state of education in Nigeria and intervening with solutions.

Agencies under the UJA - Federation umbrella have lost a total of $ 6 million due to Paterson's veto of legislative earmarks known as member - item grants, the latest in eight cycles of budget cuts that have rocked the non-sectarian network of special education, child care, mental health, immigrant and other services, lowering revenue by 5 to 7 percent, said Soloway.

Attorneys for New York City students with autism and other disabilities claimed a major victory this week, after a federal judge granted class action status to a case that alleged the denial of education services.

This month 85 school districts expect to see their share of state education grants cut to zero while 54 others would see significant cuts.

He thanked the Governor for granting 75 per cent waiver on revenue payable by the institution to the State Government, saying the gesture, among other laudable initiatives, were worth commending and shows his passion for the development of the education sector.

«The mayor seems to be lost in his own fantasy world of education, the one where reality doesn't apply,» declared UFT President Michael Mulgrew in response to the mayor's State of the City speech on Jan. 12, in which, among other proposals, he threatened to fire half the staffs in 33 schools receiving federal School Improvement Grant support.

The projects include rehabilitation and strengthening of River Niger Bridge; award of a BOT contract for revitalization of the Onitsha Port Project, re positioning of agricultural areas to align them with Anambra Imo River Basin Authority for better yields; poverty alleviation programme through micro-credit grants to widows and youths; scholarship award to youths for secondary and tertiary education as well as for ICT and other skill acquisition.

Mr. Franco also testified that many of the grants Mr. Silver sponsored went outside of his district and were for other projects, including education and recreation, business support and beautification.

This week on the Campbell Conversations, host Grant Reeher moderates a debate between them, as they discuss education, government consolidation, economic development, and other issues.

He accused government of downplaying NAGRAT's outstanding issues of non - payment of the 2011 - 2012 increment credit arrears, three months arrears payment policy, poor handling of the second Tier pension issues of Ghana Education Service (GES) workers, staff rationalization and non-payment of transfer grants among other issues.

The majority of the funding for the activities of the Project on Science, Technology and Disability came from the National Science Foundation, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, IBM, Xerox and other corporate and private grants.

Some $ 76 million of the research increase, however would come from giving NSF control of three research programs now at other agencies: the Sea Grant marine research program controlled by the Department of Commerce, and hydrology and environmental education programs run by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively.

Still other grants are designed to benefit specific audiences — rural communities, continuing education for medical professionals, K - 12 teachers, or students, for example — that may or may not be your intended target.

USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service offers grants to support agricultural research at universities and other institutions.

A master's graduate would not necessarily be granted any advanced standing as the education programs are focused on teaching methods and theory, with usually no elective areas to which other academic subjects could be credited.

This Notice applies to all NIH Institutional Research Training Grants, Individual Fellowship Awards, Career Development Awards (Institutional and Individual), Research Education Grants, Dissertation Research Grants, or other grant programs with a training component that requires instruction in responsible conduct of research as noted in the Funding Opportunity Announcement.

6 years experience at NASA HQ and NSF managing federal programs that awarded research and education grants to academic and other institutions.

Astronomy education research can and should be subject to the same criteria for evaluation (papers published, grants, etc.) as research in other fields of astronomy.

SAN DIEGO and SAN FRANCISCO, February 23, 2017 — ViaCyte, Inc., a privately - held regenerative medicine company, and Beyond Type 1, a not - for - profit advocacy and education group for those living with type 1 diabetes, today announced a grant from Beyond Type 1 to support ViaCyte's efforts to develop a functional cure for type 1 and other insulin - requiring diabetes.

Viv Grant is the Director of Integrity Coaching and has a strong track record in working with other to help raise standards in Education.

Viv Grant is the Director of Integrity Coaching and has a strong track record in working with other to help raise standards in Education.

In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.

EPE believes that the diversification of its revenue sources — including subscriptions, other paid content, advertising, and foundation grants — is a guarantor of independent decision - making by Education Week across its print, digital, and video platforms, as well as a wise business strategy that best ensures the long - term sustainability of the organization's editorial mission and independence.

In voting to reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and the Humanities last month made several other changes in existing law that would limit students» access to federal loans and grants, but would increase the amounts students who qualify could receive.

Many other sites also turned up in the mix, however, starting with TechLearning, Grant Wrangler, and the National Education Association's Web site.

«Yet Republicans insist on giving tax breaks to the superwealthy while shortchanging programs like Head Start, No Child Left Behind, student loans and grants, and other education initiatives by billions of dollars.»

Washington — State officials who oversee programs funded by Chapter 2 education block grants appear to disagree over whether master - teacher plans and other pay - incentive schemes are allowable expenses under that statute.

Introduced in the House of Representatives in January 2017, H.R. 610 would replace parts of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act and would, among other changes, establish a voucher program «through which each state shall distribute block grant funds among local educational agencies.»

In October 2002, the federal Department of Education distributed nearly $ 24 million in grants to Arkansas, Florida, Minnesota, and districts in six other states to expand their public school choice programs.

First, she said the decision «removes barriers to the implementation of other financial means of supporting parents who want to send their children to nonpublic schools, such as education tax credits or direct grants to low - income families.»

Grants for Chapter 1 compensatory education, Chapter 2 block grants, drug - free schools and communities, vocational education, education of the handicapped, and math and science teaching, among a host of other programs, all rely on funding formulas that use censusGrants for Chapter 1 compensatory education, Chapter 2 block grants, drug - free schools and communities, vocational education, education of the handicapped, and math and science teaching, among a host of other programs, all rely on funding formulas that use censusgrants, drug - free schools and communities, vocational education, education of the handicapped, and math and science teaching, among a host of other programs, all rely on funding formulas that use census data.

Apart from the fact education is valued more highly than even in our own country by the majority of citizens could well explain a readiness and thirst for learning we tend to take for granted for so many other non schooling reasons.

The Senate passed a nearly $ 32 billion spending bill for education and other social programs last week, but Democrats and the Clinton administration were outraged by a provision in the bill that would transform most federal education funding into block grants.

The first proposal would reinstitute provisions of the Emergency School Aid Act (esaa), which the Reagan Administration last year combined with other federal education programs into block grants to the states.

Furthermore, the committee concluded that outdoor education has a key role to play in the social inclusion agenda, offering children who may not otherwise have the opportunity the simple chance to experience the countryside, or other parts of our heritage that many others take for granted.